File – Band members Angus Young, left, and brother Malcolm Young of the Australian rock band AC-DC pose September 15, 2000 at the Rock Walk handprint ceremony at the Guitar Center in Hollywood, Ca. Malcolm Young, the rhythm guitarist and guiding force behind the bawdy hard rock band AC/DC who helped create such head-banging anthems as “Highway to Hell,” ”Hells Bells” and “Back in Black,” has died. He was 64. (Photo /Newsmakers)

File – Band member Malcolm Young of the Australian rock band AC-DC poses September 15, 2000 at the Rock Walk handprint ceremony at the Guitar Center in Hollywood, Ca. Young, the rhythm guitarist and guiding force behind the bawdy hard rock band AC/DC who helped create such head-banging anthems as “Highway to Hell,” ”Hells Bells” and “Back in Black,” has died. He was 64. (Photo /Newsmakers)

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FILE – This June 17, 2003 file photo shows British rock band AC/DC, from left, Brian Johnson, Malcolm Young, Phil Rudd, Angus Young, and Cliff Williams performing on stage during a concert in Munich, southern Germany. Malcolm Young, the rhythm guitarist and guiding force behind the bawdy hard rock band AC/DC who helped create such head-banging anthems as “Highway to Hell,” ”Hells Bells” and “Back in Black,” has died. He was 64. (AP Photo/Jan Pitman, File)

FILE – A March 3, 2003 file photo of from left: Malcolm Young, Brian Johnson, Angus Young, Phil Rudd and Cliff Williams from AC/DC posing for photographers at the Apollo Hammersmith in London. The band has announced, Saturday Nov. 18, 2017, that 64-year-old Young has died. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)

FILE – A March 3, 2003 file photo of AC/DC co-founder and guitarist Malcolm Young at an event in London. The band has announced, Saturday Nov. 18, 2017, that 64-year-old Young has died. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)

Malcolm Young of AC/DC’s 1959 Gretsch White Falcon guitar is shown on display at Hard Rock Cafe’s 40th anniversary Memorabilia Tour at Hard Rock Cafe, Times Square on May 18, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

Band members from left: Brian Johnson, Phil Rudd, Angus Young, Malcolm Young and Cliff Williams of the Australian rock band AC-DC at the Rock Walk handprint ceremony September 15, 2000 at the Guitar Center in Hollywood, Ca. (Photo /Newsmakers)

This file photo taken on March 22, 2000 shows Australian guitarist Malcolm Young of the hard rock group AC/DC inaugurating the first street in the world bearing their group’s name in Leganes, 29 kms from Madrid. AC/DC guitarist and cofounder Malcolm Young has died aged 64, the band announced on November 18, 2017. (CHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP/Getty Images)

Australian guitarists and brothers Angus (L) and Malcolm Young of the hard rock group ACDC inaugurate 22 March 2000 with Mayor Jose Luis Perez (C) the first street in the world bearing their group’s name in Leganes, 29 kms from Madrid. (CHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP/Getty Images)

File – Band members Angus Young, left, and brother Malcolm Young of the Australian rock band AC-DC pose September 15, 2000 at the Rock Walk handprint ceremony at the Guitar Center in Hollywood, Ca. Malcolm Young, the rhythm guitarist and guiding force behind the bawdy hard rock band AC/DC who helped create such head-banging anthems as “Highway to Hell,” ”Hells Bells” and “Back in Black,” has died. He was 64. (Photo /Newsmakers)

“With enormous dedication and commitment he was the driving force behind the band,” the statement read in part. “As a guitarist, songwriter and visionary he was a perfectionist and a unique man. He always stuck to his guns and did and said exactly what he wanted. He took great pride in all that he endeavored. His loyalty to the fans was unsurpassed.”

The Young brothers and AC/DC were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003.

Malcolm Young is survived by his wife O’Linda, children Cara and Ross, son-in-law Josh, three grandchildren, sister and brother, AC/DC said on its website.

The family asked instead of flowers that people send donations to The Salvation Army.

More to come.

Some reactions to Young’s death:

The driving engine of AC/DC has died.A tragic end for a sometimes unsung icon. One of the true greats. RIP. https://t.co/cJe1Xr17IA

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